How to easily replace an over stove exhaust?
I have an over-stove exhaust with 2 blower drums that spin & 2 lights,on either side,it’s inserted/mounted up inside the custom oak cabinets,& to a duct that carries smoke,Cooking odors etc., outside. The unit is old & greasy & at least 30 yrs old,it works but I would like to replace it,but do not want to get in to ripping out the overhead cabinet.has anyone ever replaced one, by simply removing the metal system enclosed unit and inserting a new unit? Seems as long as I can find the same dimension exhaust that it could be replaced without much disassembly of any cabinetry
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Without a photo, I can't tell you how to do this, but we replaced our Harvest Yellow one with a white one many years ago. It slipped right into place, so they must be rather standard sizes. It was a matter of unhooking the old one and hooking up the new one.
Hubs is very handy so it was no problem for him.
Sparky,
You are correct. It does not have to be exactly the same dimensions as long as it will fit. You would not have to rip the cabinet out, but if you wanted a larger unit, you could widen the opening in the bottom of the cabinet very easily. There are two problems you might encounter. The duct work transition of your new unit may not match the old one exactly, so you may need to realign it or you may even need a different transition piece, but it's not hard to do. The other potential issue is the electric service. if you have a plug and socket for the unit then no problem. If it is hardwired, you will need to disconnect and reconnect the wiring harnesses. Again, not a difficult thing to do.